Burnham cuts VAT on household electricity bills; UK borrows less than expected in June – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the...
Man of his word: Pope Leo speeches declared human-authored by Australian AI detection tool
Maps of Hope has been certified by Proudly Human, a company led by former chief scientist, Dr Alan Finkel A collection of speeches and writings by Pop...
Gaza celebrates World Cup victory of Spanish team they took into their hearts
People gather at cafes and outdoor screenings to support team after Spain’s backing for Palestinian rights The Spanish football team’s World Cup win h...
UK military ‘eyes innovative electric flying taxi’ as 2029 launch planned
Vertical Aerospace says government has given £10m backing, taking its total investment in the project to £48mBritish flying taxi startup Vertical Aero...
‘Disturbing parallels’: Holocaust survivors president says exclusion of Jews from public life similar to Nazi Germany
George Foster tells royal commission Australia’s democratic institutions fundamentally different ‘but I can’t ignore certain disturbing parallels in t...
In today’s newsletter: As the new prime minister enters No 10, our journalists take you through what it was like covering his first hours in powerGood...
Iran claims attacks in strait of Hormuz; Houthis announce blockade of Red Sea shipping route – Middle East crisis live
Revolutionary Guard claims attack on oil tanker and two other ships; Houthis in Yemen say they are imposing an immediate maritime blockade of Saudi Ar...
UK surrogacy law ‘creaking at seams’ as demand rises sharply
Experts urge ministers to update legislation to prevent intended parents resorting to riskier arrangements abroadSurrogates, parents and children are ...
Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’
Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical promptsAI chatbots provide ina...
Gruel and graft: museum asks if you could survive a Victorian workhouse
Revamped Ripon attraction reopens as a more immersive experience telling ‘national story’ of poverty and welfareVisitors to one of Britain’s most comp...
Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told
New prime minister urged to introduce 2% minimum charge on households with more than £100m in wealthA wealth tax on the UK’s super-rich households cou...
Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds
Interim report not able to draw ‘nexus’ between matters referred to child protection and circumstances leading to five-year-old’s alleged murder•Warni...
Climate and rock art advocates take on Woodside’s ‘carbon bomb’ WA gas project in federal court
Albanese government’s approval of North West Shelf gas extension being challenged by the Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian ...
Almost 100 troops injured in recent weeks, Pentagon admits, as Iran launches reprisals on US allies
Iran has attacked a tanker in the strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, after the US launched a tenth consecutive night of strikesMi...
NSW land-clearing up 16% in 2024 as conservation groups say Minns government failing to rein in habitat loss
Decline in clearing of trees and shrubs offset by sharp jump in clearing of non-woody vegetationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates...
Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says
Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’The UK will not have enough water for future d...
‘Front groups and fellow travelers’: state department attacks US left over Cuba
New report denounces Havana and claims ‘campaign of subversion’ has infiltrated highest levels of US governmentAs part of the Trump administration’s c...
United Airlines says it will ‘look into’ worker’s threat to call ICE in viral video
United staffer told customer ‘you don’t act like at a citizen’ during incident over wait time at San Francisco airportUnited Airlines is “looking into...
Five people die in attempt to save struggling swimmer in Ohio river
Rescue crews find two women, pronounced dead at hospital, and the bodies of three men after motorist calls 911Five people have died in a river in Ohio...
‘It needs to end now’: Democrats urge Trump to halt Iran war after US troop deaths
President accused of having ‘lost control of this war’ as deaths of trio in Iranian military strikes fuel rising concernDemocrats have seized on the d...
Nicaragua’s president says country will not hold any more elections
Daniel Ortega, the 80-year-old authoritarian leader, says move will ‘build a wall’ against the oppositionNicaragua’s long-serving president, Daniel Or...
Donald Trump to impose 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, White House says
Turmoil likely as Trump officials say Canada unfairly discriminated against US autos, alcohol and dairy productsDonald Trump is imposing 50% tariffs o...
Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham’s sister, to run for full Senate term
Interim senator appointed after Lindsey Graham’s death endorsed by Trump ‘for the Good of our Nation’Darline Graham, the South Carolina interim senato...
Trump says Benjamin Netanyahu ‘will not be arrested’ if he visits the US
Israeli prime minister is subject of an arrest warrant issued by international criminal court over alleged war crimes in GazaDonald Trump has said Ben...
Small dog missing for weeks rescued while swimming in San Francisco Bay
A team of firefighters saved the pup from the water in a mission that utilized boats, trucks and a droneFirefighters rescued a small dog that had been...
Andy Burnham vows to ‘bring back hope’ as he unveils his cabinet
New prime minister says government must ‘do better’ to deliver change but promises prudent approach to economyUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Bu...
Nolan Wells remembered at memorial as community demands truth about his death
The 18-year-old was found dead after a 4 July boat trip with his friends to an island in the Gulf coastFamily and supporters of Nolan Xavier Wells gat...
‘One in 15 million’: Brisbane woman gives birth to identical quadruplets
Jenitar Na’amoana’s already had four children when she learned of surprise pregnancy ‘unheard of’ in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or...
Tate brothers fight extradition to UK over rape and sex-trafficking charges
Polarizing social media influencers are being held in federal detention in Miami as district judge considers extraditionSocial media influencers Andre...
